Post by The Gambler on Jun 7, 2016 18:46:23 GMT
Money and income was one of the prime concerns's of a Lord, chiefly because the only real reason for owning land, was so that you could collect rents and taxes from farmers and merchants operating within your borders. While the Lord of the family will be able to purchase most incidentals without much difficulty, he or his Steward will be rolling each month to determine income each in game month.. His individual retainers, however, have access to far fewer funds. They receive a stipend for their service, in addition to board within the castle, and food. Equipment is generally not provided, however a reasonable request for something that you need to perform your duties properly is generally not turned down.
Below is a conversion chart of the different coins that one is likely to see in Westeros:
1 Copper Penny = The smallest minted coin in the Kingdom. In poor neighborhoods you may find half pennies; most goods are priced in pennies.
1 Copper Star* = 8 Copper Pennies (cp)
1 Silver Stag = 7 Copper Stars (cs), 56 Copper Pennies (cp)
1 Silver Moon* = 30 Silver Stags (ss)
1 Gold Dragon = 7 Silver Moons (sm), 210 Silver Stags (ss)
1 Wealth Point = 200 Gold Dragons (Up to 40 Total Wealth)
1 Wealth Point = 500 Gold Dragons (above 40 Total Wealth)
*These coins are less commonly seen, and are more often used by bankers or merchants than in regular commerce.
So your House's entire wealth is calculated by your Total Wealth times 200. This is the total accumulated net worth of the entire House, including the value of all property, investments, and items that they own, plus whatever treasury the house has saved up. So individual players do not have the means to be tossing gold around willy nilly, especially if your house has under 40 Wealth. While we will not be having a formal economy, below is a price chart for the average things you might want, if you want something that isn't here, guess a price that seems reasonable, or PM an admin to ask;
Auroch; 13 ss
Bread (1 Loaf); 1 cp
Chicken; 4 cp
Cow; 9 ss
Trained Dog; 11 ss
12 Eggs; 1 cp
Goat; 1 ss
Linen (1 sq. yard); 1 ss
Ox; 13 ss
Pig; 2 ss
Salt, 1 pound; 3 ss
Sheep; 48 cp
Tent, Soldier's; 5 ss
Tent, Pavilion; 30 ss
Peasant’s Garb; 1 cs
Traveler’s Garb; 2 ss
Noble’s Garb; 100 to 1,000 ss (depending on quality)
Horse, Garron; 40 ss
Horse, Gelding; 150 ss
Horse, Palfrey; 150 ss
Horse, Courser; 800 ss
Horse, Destrier; 2,000 ss
Tears of Lys; 100 dragons
The Strangler; 150 dragons
Basilisk Venom; 10 dragons
Mule; 12 ss
Knife; 1 ss
Hatchet; 10 ss
Armor, Shields, and Barding:
Padded Armor; 250 ss
Leather Armor; 400 ss
Boiled Leather Armor; 450 ss
Hide Armor; 500 ss
Ring Mail; 600 ss
Chain Mail; 800 ss
Steel Breastplate; 1,250 ss
Scale Armor; 1,500 ss
Half Plate; 2,000 ss
Full Plate; 3,000 ss
Leather Barding; 1,100 ss
Ring Barding; 2,400 ss
Scale Barding; 2,400 ss
Mail Barding; 3,200 ss
Plate Barding; 12,000 ss
Buckler; 150 ss
Round Shield; 600 ss
Tower Shield; 900 ss
Weapons:
Spears; 100-250 ss
Axes; 100-250 ss
Bludgeons; 250-400 ss
Polearms; 250-400 ss
Short Blades; 25-100 ss
Greatsword; 800 ss
Bastard Sword; 650 ss
Long Sword; 500 ss
Braavosi Rapier; 1,500
Hunting Bow; 300 ss
Recurve Bow; 500 ss
Longbow; 900 ss
Quiver of Arrows (20); 10ss
Quiver of Bolts (20); 50ss
Light Crossbow; 1,200 ss
Heavy Crossbow; 1,800 ss
Myrish Crossbow; 2,400 ss
So as you can see, prices for most common goods and services are very very low. When you start getting into items used exclusively by the upper classes (Warhorses, steel weapons and armor, exotic foreign poisons, etc.) the prices ride dramatically; a good set of full plate mail is 14 Gold Dragons and some change.
BEAR IN MIND, that in wartime prices can increase drastically. Plundering an enemy's farmlands will increase the prices of foodstuffs and supply items in their lands, as the peasantry struggle to make up the balance with reduced resources. Also, during war, you can expect wartime items to increase in price significantly. Swords and spears and armor, but especially HORSES will increase in prices as resources become scarcer and demand becomes greater. Looting off the dead was a common practice for a reason.
Below is a conversion chart of the different coins that one is likely to see in Westeros:
1 Copper Penny = The smallest minted coin in the Kingdom. In poor neighborhoods you may find half pennies; most goods are priced in pennies.
1 Copper Star* = 8 Copper Pennies (cp)
1 Silver Stag = 7 Copper Stars (cs), 56 Copper Pennies (cp)
1 Silver Moon* = 30 Silver Stags (ss)
1 Gold Dragon = 7 Silver Moons (sm), 210 Silver Stags (ss)
1 Wealth Point = 200 Gold Dragons (Up to 40 Total Wealth)
1 Wealth Point = 500 Gold Dragons (above 40 Total Wealth)
*These coins are less commonly seen, and are more often used by bankers or merchants than in regular commerce.
So your House's entire wealth is calculated by your Total Wealth times 200. This is the total accumulated net worth of the entire House, including the value of all property, investments, and items that they own, plus whatever treasury the house has saved up. So individual players do not have the means to be tossing gold around willy nilly, especially if your house has under 40 Wealth. While we will not be having a formal economy, below is a price chart for the average things you might want, if you want something that isn't here, guess a price that seems reasonable, or PM an admin to ask;
Auroch; 13 ss
Bread (1 Loaf); 1 cp
Chicken; 4 cp
Cow; 9 ss
Trained Dog; 11 ss
12 Eggs; 1 cp
Goat; 1 ss
Linen (1 sq. yard); 1 ss
Ox; 13 ss
Pig; 2 ss
Salt, 1 pound; 3 ss
Sheep; 48 cp
Tent, Soldier's; 5 ss
Tent, Pavilion; 30 ss
Peasant’s Garb; 1 cs
Traveler’s Garb; 2 ss
Noble’s Garb; 100 to 1,000 ss (depending on quality)
Horse, Garron; 40 ss
Horse, Gelding; 150 ss
Horse, Palfrey; 150 ss
Horse, Courser; 800 ss
Horse, Destrier; 2,000 ss
Tears of Lys; 100 dragons
The Strangler; 150 dragons
Basilisk Venom; 10 dragons
Mule; 12 ss
Knife; 1 ss
Hatchet; 10 ss
Armor, Shields, and Barding:
Padded Armor; 250 ss
Leather Armor; 400 ss
Boiled Leather Armor; 450 ss
Hide Armor; 500 ss
Ring Mail; 600 ss
Chain Mail; 800 ss
Steel Breastplate; 1,250 ss
Scale Armor; 1,500 ss
Half Plate; 2,000 ss
Full Plate; 3,000 ss
Leather Barding; 1,100 ss
Ring Barding; 2,400 ss
Scale Barding; 2,400 ss
Mail Barding; 3,200 ss
Plate Barding; 12,000 ss
Buckler; 150 ss
Round Shield; 600 ss
Tower Shield; 900 ss
Weapons:
Spears; 100-250 ss
Axes; 100-250 ss
Bludgeons; 250-400 ss
Polearms; 250-400 ss
Short Blades; 25-100 ss
Greatsword; 800 ss
Bastard Sword; 650 ss
Long Sword; 500 ss
Braavosi Rapier; 1,500
Hunting Bow; 300 ss
Recurve Bow; 500 ss
Longbow; 900 ss
Quiver of Arrows (20); 10ss
Quiver of Bolts (20); 50ss
Light Crossbow; 1,200 ss
Heavy Crossbow; 1,800 ss
Myrish Crossbow; 2,400 ss
So as you can see, prices for most common goods and services are very very low. When you start getting into items used exclusively by the upper classes (Warhorses, steel weapons and armor, exotic foreign poisons, etc.) the prices ride dramatically; a good set of full plate mail is 14 Gold Dragons and some change.
BEAR IN MIND, that in wartime prices can increase drastically. Plundering an enemy's farmlands will increase the prices of foodstuffs and supply items in their lands, as the peasantry struggle to make up the balance with reduced resources. Also, during war, you can expect wartime items to increase in price significantly. Swords and spears and armor, but especially HORSES will increase in prices as resources become scarcer and demand becomes greater. Looting off the dead was a common practice for a reason.